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Social psychology of and for world-making |
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| Author: | Power, Séamus A.1; Zittoun, Tania2; Akkerman, Sanne3; |
| Organizations: |
1University of Copenhagen, Denmark 2Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland 3Utrecht University, The Netherlands
4Aalborg University, Denmark
5Oslo New University College, Norway 6London School of Economics and Political Science, UK 7York St. John University, UK 8The Open University, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK 9University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus 10University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland 11University of Oulu, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa, Finland 12University College Cork, Ireland |
| Format: | article |
| Version: | published version |
| Access: | open |
| Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 0.1 MB) |
| Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe20231009139396 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
SAGE Publications,
2023
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| Publish Date: | 2023-10-09 |
| Description: |
Academic AbstractSocial psychology’s disconnect from the vital and urgent questions of people’s lived experiences reveals limitations in the current paradigm. We draw on a related perspective in social psychology1—the sociocultural approach—and argue how this perspective can be elaborated to consider not only social psychology as a historical science but also social psychology of and for world-making. This conceptualization can make sense of key theoretical and methodological challenges faced by contemporary social psychology. As such, we describe the ontology, epistemology, ethics, and methods of social psychology of and for world-making. We illustrate our framework with concrete examples from social psychology. We argue that reconceptualizing social psychology in terms of world-making can make it more humble yet also more relevant, reconnecting it with the pressing issues of our time. see all
Public AbstractWe propose that social psychology should focus on “world-making” in two senses. First, people are future-oriented and often are guided more by what could be than what is. Second, social psychology can contribute to this future orientation by supporting people’s world-making and also critically reflecting on the role of social psychological research in world-making. We unpack the philosophical assumptions, methodological procedures, and ethical considerations that underpin a social psychology of and for world-making. Social psychological research, whether it is intended or not, contributes to the societies and cultures in which we live, and thus it cannot be a passive bystander of world-making. By embracing social psychology of and for world-making and facing up to the contemporary societal challenges upon which our collective future depends will make social psychology more humble but also more relevant. see all
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| Series: |
Personality and social psychology review |
| ISSN: | 1088-8683 |
| ISSN-E: | 1532-7957 |
| ISSN-L: | 1088-8683 |
| Volume: | 27 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Pages: | 378 - 392 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10888683221145756 |
| OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1177/10888683221145756 |
| Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
| Field of Science: |
516 Educational sciences |
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| Copyright information: |
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